ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – The clock is ticking to save a historic clock tower in Saint Albans.

For over a decade, Greg Beeman has hiked 87 steps in snow and rain to keep the First Congregational Church of St. Albans’ clock tower running. “You don’t want to disappoint,” Beeman shrugged. “I mean, you hope that everything is working properly and you do the best that you can, keep your fingers crossed sometimes.”

The clock tower has chimed on Church St. for 130 years, once even alerting residents to fires. But crossed fingers aren’t cutting it anymore. Bricks are crumbling, glass is cracking,  wood is rotting and gears are out of whack, leaving the city time-less for three months this winter.

In a race against time, the church…